Unsmoked Lapsang Triple Tasting

Greetings fellow tea lovers! If you know me, you may know that my most favoritest tea ever is smoky Lapsang Souchong. But Lapsang comes in unsmoked form as well, and you know I have to try all of those too! I have had two of these before but I am trying one of them for … Continue reading Unsmoked Lapsang Triple Tasting →

Waikato Black Tea from New Zealand

Yes, that New Zealand. I didn't know they grew tea there either until recently, when I was perusing the website of the Rare Tea Company after reading the book Infused by the Rare Tea Lady. I hadn't heard of her company before reading the book so I decided to see what they had to offer. … Continue reading Waikato Black Tea from New Zealand →

Double Dragonwell from Retroleaf

I was recently approached by a company called Retroleaf Tea and they offered me some free tea for a review. That makes them the second ever company to offer me free tea so that's still pretty exciting for me! I chose the tea called Double Dragonwell, which is a blend of two green teas from … Continue reading Double Dragonwell from Retroleaf →

TeaKruthi Triple Tasting

I was recently sent some samples of tea from a tea company that I had not previously heard of. That company is called TeaKruthi and they are in Sri Lanka and sell Ceylon tea. In full disclosure, this is indeed the very first time a tea company has offered to send me free samples for … Continue reading TeaKruthi Triple Tasting →

My First Yellow Tea: Meng Ding Huang Ya

I am surprised it took me this long to try a yellow tea, but here we are more than four years after the start of the tea journey and I'm just now getting around to a yellow tea. This tea came from Dobra Tea house in Greenville, SC. Since I usually try not to read … Continue reading My First Yellow Tea: Meng Ding Huang Ya →

First Flush Darjeeling from Dobra

I have very little experience with Darjeeling so I wanted to share my thoughts on the First Flush Darjeeling that I bought on my visit to Dobra in Greenville. This one is from the Hilton Estate. Since I have such little experience with Darjeeling or Indian teas in general, I asked my friend Geoffrey, better … Continue reading First Flush Darjeeling from Dobra →

I Visited Dobra Tea in Greenville

I recently went to visit some family in Greenville, SC, so I had to make a trip to Dobra while I was there. This was indeed my first ever visit to a tea house and I was so excited to go. This Dobra location just opened in February 2020 and had to close down in … Continue reading I Visited Dobra Tea in Greenville →

Comparing Two Kinds of Jin Jun Mei

You may have picked up by now that I am a huge fan of Fujian Black teas. And the king of Fujian black teas is none other than Jin Jun Mei. Jin Jun Mei is picked only once a year and consists entirely of buds and is the highest grade of black tea (not sure … Continue reading Comparing Two Kinds of Jin Jun Mei →

Very Expensive Vs Moderately Priced Longjing

Hello friends, I have had this post on my radar for a while and finally got around to it. I had a sample pack of Harney and Sons Mejiawu Lung Ching with a sticker shock price of $650 / lb. and wanted to compare it to a more moderately priced but still very high quality … Continue reading Very Expensive Vs Moderately Priced Longjing →

Two Kinds of Dayuling

I recently won a giveaway on Instagram from Spiritwood Tea and included in that giveaway was some Dayuling tea. I have to say I did not know about Dayuling before receiving these teas. There are three main regions in Taiwan for tea - Alishan, Li Shan, and Dayuling. Dayuling tea is grown at an elevation … Continue reading Two Kinds of Dayuling →